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Barn Owl

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Posted by Andy Bate on December 27, 2008 at 9:26 AM
Barn Owl
Was up and out at 6.30am this morn with the aim of photographing Barn Owls on a new site, on arrival i set myself down in the grass ...bag hide on and waited for the sun to come up. Just before the sun came up i caught a glipse of 3 barn owls hunting, a marsh harrier and a male hen harrier, luckily true to form the owls hunted until about 9.30am,this individual came to see what i was upto! was after a perched shot but this will have to do for now.

I tried a central crop but it didnt look right

Nikon D2xs
Sigma 500mm
Tripod/bag hide
ISO 400
1/500th @ f6.3
RAW

PP in lightroom and CS3

Thanks for looking

Andy

Posted by Craig Churchill on December 27, 2008 at 10:30 AM
Nice shot Andy,three large dust spots on your sensor,two bottom and one left that need removing.

Cheers

Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk
Posted by Fran French on December 27, 2008 at 12:51 PM
Very nice Andy, like this a lot.

Fran :toast:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on December 27, 2008 at 1:50 PM

This is a very nice capture Andy, I like the comp and the illuminated face, excellent dust bunnies as well :wink:

Andy... :smile:
Posted by John Robinson on December 27, 2008 at 2:58 PM
Nice light and everything.
JR
Posted by Major Gilbert on December 27, 2008 at 3:06 PM
Bit of selective sharpening on the face will just make it jump out a bit more Andy IMO
Worth getting up for. :toast:

Major.
Posted by Steve Makin on December 27, 2008 at 4:57 PM
Good work Andy, Barn Owls are a real treat to see and if I ever get a good in flight shot like this I'll be well pleased.
Posted by Lea Roberts on December 27, 2008 at 5:54 PM
nice shot and light, and i also feel it could do with a little sharpen on the face :toast:
Posted by Tom Smit on December 27, 2008 at 6:26 PM
Nice shot.
Agree with the former speakers about spots and sharpness.
:toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on December 28, 2008 at 4:38 AM
Cracker Andy :wavey:

Dust bunnies and sharpness aside my only nit would be comp - the bird is looking slightly to the left frame edge so it needs to right of the frame center.

Fine BO flight shot though matey :wink:
Posted by Magnus Hird on December 28, 2008 at 7:31 AM
All nits covered Andy but a nice shot. None of these about where I was looking yesterday :smile:
Posted by Billy Fairburn on December 28, 2008 at 1:08 PM
Nice shot Andy, the light is brilliant! I agree that the composition is a little off